Ford is going for it, the biggest win available in sports car racing—an overall victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race. The company announced Thursday night that in 2027, it will challenge some long-established teams and race cars by fielding a full factory effort in the FIA World Endurance Championship’s Hypercar class,

IMSA striped Tower Motorsports of its LMP2 class victory at the Rolex 24 at Daytona because of a technical infraction. The victory was given Wednesday to runner-up United Autosports, the team co-owned by McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown.

Ford is making a full-factory return to the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2027, with a new LMDh prototype competing in the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC).The announcement made in Charlotte, North Carolina,

Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. The first 60 minutes and last two hours will air on NBC. USA, IMSA.TV and YouTube will share the middle portions. After that, IMSA, NASCAR’s sports-car cousin, will hibernate for six weeks.

McLaren Racing is eyeing expansion into sports car racing and it is unclear what impact that might have on its Formula E and IndyCar programs.

A skid block under the No. 8 Tower Motorsports car was deemed too thin, which could provide aerodynamic advantages. The team's win was taken away.

The No. 22 United Autosports ORECA LMP2 07 was awarded the victory in the category after originally being scored in second. Per an IMSA spokesman, the winner’s prize money and Rolex watches also will be transferred to the No. 22.

Gibson 2025 Daytona 24 Hour LMP2 class winning car, driven by Sebastien Bourdais, Job van Uitert, Sebastian Alvarez, and John Farano, has been unceremoniously stripped of its victory and kicked to the back of the class after a technical infraction uncovered by the series on Wednesday.

Tower Motorsports has issued a statement following its penalty from last weekend’s Rolex 24 at Daytona that stripped the team of its LMP2 class victory.

Lamborghini has outlined its future plans for the SC63 prototype program following the car’s early exit from the 2025 Rolex 24 At Daytona with cooling issues. Speaking with select media including

Kamui Kobayashi marked his return to the Rolex 24 at Daytona by putting Wayne Taylor Racing in the lead five hours into the twice-round-the-clock endurance race.

Starting at the 2024 Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring with a softly launched first race stream on IMSA’s official YouTube channel, the momentum has steadily built over that period and is appearing to reach a crescendo with the first Daytona viewing on the channel.